According to WR officials, two wagons of the Mumbai Port Trust container train derailed at around 2.30 am, blocking three tracks and tearing down a structure for the overhead electrical equipment. Nine long-distance passenger trains were terminated at Borivli and Virar stations as a result.

Chaotic scenes were witnessed at these stations after passengers were requested to get off along with their luggage. WR could run only a single track between Churchgate, Andheri and Virar. ``Fortunately the accident happened on a Sunday, otherwise it could have been worse,'' a senior WR official said.

Trains terminated at Borivli and Virar included the Aurangabad-Mumbai passenger, Baroda Express, Saurashtra Janata, Lok Shakti Express, Gujarat Mail, Ferozepur Janata, Avantika Express, Karnavati Express and the Sayaji Express. Thefault was rectified by 2 pm. But WR's long-distance trains leaving from Mumbai Central and Bandra Terminus were delayed by more than two hours. Ten trains which were rescheduled were: 2961 Dn Avantika Express, 9005 Saurashtra Mail, 5064 Avadh Express, 9017 Saurashtra Janata, 2471 Swaraj Express, 9031 Kutch Express, 2903 Golden Temple Express, the 2927 Vadodara Express, 11 Dn Viramgam Express and 2951 Rajdhani.